The EU Artificial Intelligence Act is a set of regulations designed to categorise and govern the development of AI within the EU based on specific levels of risk. The primary aim of this EU AI Act is to ensure AI systems are safe and secure and promote trustworthy AI development – but is the desired outcome likely to become reality? Heightening security through reduced riskOne of the more prominent aspects of this new regulation is the classification of levels of risk within AI systems. For Martin Davies, Audit Alliance Manager at Drata: “The EU AI Act has a clear common purpose to reduce the risk to end users. Meanwhile, the recently announced US AI Action Plan aims to brush regulatory hurdles under the carpet and push forward to win the global AI race.